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Benjamin Britten, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
- Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente (Tutti, woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion)
- Variation A: Presto (Flutes and Piccolo)
- Variation B: Lento (Oboes)
- Variation C: Moderato (Clarinets)
- Variation D: Allegro alla marcia (Bassoons)
- Variation E: Brillante: alla polacca (Violins)
- Variation F: Meno mosso (Violas)
- Variation G: Lusingando (Cellos)
- Variation H: Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accellerando al Allegro (Double basses)
- Variation I: Maestoso (Harp)
- Variation J: L’istesso tempo (French horns)
- Variation K: Vivace (Trumpets)
- Variation L: Allegro pomposo (Trombones and tuba)
- Variation M: Moderato (Percussion: Timpani; Bass drum & Cymbals; Tambourine & Triangle; Snare drum & woodblock; Xylophone; Castanets & Tam-tam; Whip; percussion tutti)
- Fugue: Allegro molto

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Marin Alsop conducts Britten's The Young Person's Guide To The Orchestra The Britten-Pears Orchestra for young musicians

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Like Saint-Saëns's Carnival of the Animals or Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, the great English composer Benjamin Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra is a delightful introduction to classical music, an ideal first foray into a vast and intriguing sonic world. The enchanting work, subtitled Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell, is inspired by a simple Irish dance from a 1695 suite written to accompany the play Abdelazer. Britten shines a light on every facet of the theme and melody, giving each instrument in the orchestra a chance to shine!

Britten–Pears Orchestra
Marin Alsop | Conductor

Program

Benjamin Britten, The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
- Theme: Allegro maestoso e largamente (Tutti, woodwinds, brass, strings and percussion)
- Variation A: Presto (Flutes and Piccolo)
- Variation B: Lento (Oboes)
- Variation C: Moderato (Clarinets)
- Variation D: Allegro alla marcia (Bassoons)
- Variation E: Brillante: alla polacca (Violins)
- Variation F: Meno mosso (Violas)
- Variation G: Lusingando (Cellos)
- Variation H: Cominciando lento ma poco a poco accellerando al Allegro (Double basses)
- Variation I: Maestoso (Harp)
- Variation J: L’istesso tempo (French horns)
- Variation K: Vivace (Trumpets)
- Variation L: Allegro pomposo (Trombones and tuba)
- Variation M: Moderato (Percussion: Timpani; Bass drum & Cymbals; Tambourine & Triangle; Snare drum & woodblock; Xylophone; Castanets & Tam-tam; Whip; percussion tutti)
- Fugue: Allegro molto